It all began more than a decade ago.\u00a0Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were the pillars of a coalition created to fight the Houthis who had taken control in Yemen.<\/p>\n
Over the years, that mission failed.\u00a0Then the UAE set out to pursue its own long-term interests by supporting and arming a group called the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in the south of Yemen.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n But Riyadh stepped in to disrupt what it saw as a national security threat after the STC seized control of areas close to its borders.<\/p>\n The UAE was given 24 hours\u2019 notice to withdraw \u2013 an ultimatum it agreed to.<\/p>\n So what does all this mean for the future of Yemen?<\/p>\n Presenter:<\/strong> James Bays<\/p>\n Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n Abdul-aziz Al Ghashian \u2013 Senior non-resident fellow at Gulf International Forum<\/p>\n Alkharder Sulaiman \u2013 Southern Transitional Council spokesman<\/p>\n Andreas Krieg \u2013 Associate professor at the School of Security Studies, King\u2019s College London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 31 Dec 2025<\/span>31 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nRecommended Stories <\/h2>\n
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